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Lumbar spinal epidural angiolipoma.

Nanassis K, Tsitsopoulos P, Marinopoulos D, Mintelis A, Tsitsopoulos P

Department of Neurosurgery, Ippokratio General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Kontantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Spinal angiolipomas are rare benign tumours most commonly found in the thoracic spine. A case of an extradural lumbar angiolipoma in a 47-year-old female is described. She had a recent history of lower back pain accompanied by sciatica. Lumbar MRI revealed a dorsal epidural mass at the L2-L3 level. The patient underwent a bilateral laminectomy, in which the tumour was totally excised. The pathological examination indicated haemangiolipoma. Post-operatively, the patient's neurological signs and symptoms improved remarkably quickly. MRI at 6 and 18 months after surgery revealed no evidence of tumour recurrence.

Published 3 March 2008 in J Clin Neurosci, 15(4): 460-3.
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